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The Industry Event Recognising and Awarding Women in Payments

Olga Cahill — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 02:00:22 +0000

At the Women in Payments Symposium held in Sydney on 21 November 2017, Trish McGinness, our Manager Compliance, received the Distinguished Payments Professional Award in front of some 300 delegates. We’re thrilled that Trish has been recognised with this prestigious…

ISO/TC 307 Blockchain and Electronic Distributed Ledger Technologies – Tokyo Meeting

Nick Cliff — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 02:06:03 +0000

Earlier this month, I took part in the second meeting of the ISO/TC 307 blockchain and distributed ledger technologies in Tokyo, Japan. The group’s membership has significantly expanded since the inaugural meeting in Sydney. There were some 150 delegates, across…

How Australians Make and Take Payments

Andy White — Wed, 20 Sep 2017 06:16:49 +0000

The RBA recently published its 2016 Consumer Payments Survey. Key findings were that survey participants made 37% of their payments with cash (compared to 69% in 2007) and 52% of their payments with a card (compared to 26% in 2007). This…

Australia’s new $10 banknote

Olga Cahill — Tue, 19 Sep 2017 22:00:07 +0000

On 20 September 2017, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) released the second banknote in the Next Generation Banknote (NGB) program. We are pleased to be coordinating industry efforts to transition from old notes, released nearly 20 years ago, to…

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From Sydney to Silicon Valley

Andy White — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 07:03:27 +0000

On a recent visit to the United States, I was fortunate enough to spend some time with a variety of Silicon Valley firms involved in the payments industry. I was struck by the similarities and differences in payments between the…

A wrap-up of the Australian Payments Council’s hackathon

Nick Cliff — Mon, 28 Aug 2017 06:12:38 +0000

The Australian Payments Council (APC) held Australia’s first cross-industry hackathon in Melbourne and Sydney on 11 to 13 August. The event brought together participants from financial institutions, consulting firms and the fintech community. As AusPayNet’s Emerging Technology Lead, I was…

Judging the Australian Payments Council Hackathon – eftpos

Nick Cliff — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 04:40:12 +0000

The inaugural Australian Payments Council hackathon is upon us, beginning tonight! We managed to sneak in a quick chat ahead of the event with Paul Jennings, CTO of eftpos, who will be one of our judges on Sunday. What sparked…

Supporting the Australian Payments Council Hackathon – FinTech Australia

Nick Cliff — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 07:02:10 +0000

With the Australian Payments Council hackathon coming up in mid-August, we reached out to Danielle Szetho from FinTech Australia to find out why she’s excited about the event. Why would you encourage participation in this hackathon? It’s a fantastic opportunity…

Improving Lives with Data, an Australian Payments Council Hackathon

Nick Cliff — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 11:43:42 +0000

As we head into a world where data is more available, it is important to understand how information can be used to benefit our lives. It’s also very important to understand some of the key issues around security and privacy…

Contactless payments being trialled by Transport NSW

Andy White — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 03:16:52 +0000

Sydney commuters will now be able to use their contactless payment cards (or devices, such as a smart phone or wearable) to pay for passage on the Manly ferry, in the Contactless Transport Payments trial announced by Transport NSW. This…